Projected lineups for Canadiens, Panthers

MONTREAL -- The Canadiens appear ready to welcome back Jaroslav Spacek, who has missed five games with a suspected rib injury. They are also incorporating newly-acquired center Petteri Nokelainen into the lineup on the fourth line, while Sunday call-up Michael Blunden plays beside him.

The Panthers are also incorporating a new player into the lineup as Marco Strum -- acquired Saturday in the trade that sent David Booth to Vancouver -- had his first skate with his new teammates. However, the other piece of that trade, Mikael Samuelsson, did not skate. Samuelsson is still in Vancouver, recovering from a groin injury, and it's not known when he will join his new team. Mike Santorelli will make his season debut Monday after recovering from a shoulder injury.

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft